Copa Bernardo O'Higgins

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Copa Bernardo O'Higgins
Organising body Flag of Brazil.svg CBF
Flag of Chile.svg FFCH
Founded1955
Abolished1966;58 years ago (1966)
Region Brazil
Chile
Number of teams2
Related competitions Roca Cup
Copa Río Branco
Taça Oswaldo Cruz
Last championsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil and Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
(1966) shared
Most successful club(s)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
(4 titles)

Copa Bernardo O'Higgins (English: Bernardo O'Higgins Cup) was a national football tournament disputed between Brazil and Chile, from 1955 to 1966. The competition, played on a two-legged format, was similar to other tournaments played at the time, such as the Roca Cup between Argentina and Brazil. [1]

Contents

The cup's name was a tribute to Bernardo O'Higgins, a figure of great importance in Chile's independence, [2] [3] and considered one of the liberators of South America during the Spanish occupation in the colonial period. [4]

List of champions

The cup was named as a tribute to Chilean military and politician Bernardo O'Higgins Ohiggins.jpg
The cup was named as a tribute to Chilean military and politician Bernardo O'Higgins
Ed.YearHostChampion1st.
leg
2nd.
leg
Result
(points)
1
1955 Brasil Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1–1
2–1
2–1
2
1957 Chile Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
1–0
1–1
2–1
3
1959 Brasil Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
7–0
1–0
4–0
4
1961 Chile Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1–2
0–1
4–0
5
1966 Chile
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile [note 1]
0–1
2–1
2–2 (g.d.)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil [note 1]

Match details

1955

First leg
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg11Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Pinheiro Soccerball shade.svg Report Ramírez Soccerball shade.svg
Maracanã , Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Charles Williams

Second leg
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg21Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Maurinho Soccerball shade.svg
Álvaro Soccerball shade.svg
Report Hormazabal Soccerball shade.svg
Pacaembu , São Paulo
Referee: Harry Davis

1957

First leg
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg10Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Meléndez Soccerball shade.svg Report
Estadio Nacional , Santiago
Referee: Walter Manning

Second leg
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg11Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Fernández Soccerball shade.svg102' Report Matos Soccerball shade.svg15'
Estadio Nacional , Santiago
Referee: Danor Morales

1959

First leg
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg70Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Pelé Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Dorval Soccerball shade.svg
Quarentinha Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Dino Sani Soccerball shade.svg
Report
Maracanã , Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alberto da Gama

Second leg
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg10Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Quarentinha Soccerball shade.svg Report
Pacaembu , São Paulo
Referee: Joao Etzel

1961

First leg
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg12Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Soto Soccerball shade.svg Report Garrincha Soccerball shade.svg
Didi Soccerball shade.svg
Estadio Nacional , Santiago
Referee: Carlos Robles

Second leg
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg01Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report Gérson Soccerball shade.svg
Estadio Nacional , Santiago
Referee: Carlos Robles

1966

First leg
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg01Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report João Carlos Soccerball shade.svg
Estadio Nacional , Santiago
Referee: Kevin Howley

Second leg
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg21Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Reinoso Soccerball shade.svg
Valdés Soccerball shade.svg
Report João Carlos Soccerball shade.svg
Estadio Sausalito , Viña del Mar
Referee: Kevin Howley

All-time top scorers

Pelé and Quarentinha are the all-time top-scorers in the competition with three goals each. [5] [6] Pelé is the only player to have scored a hat-trick in the tournament (1959 first leg at Maracanã in Brazil). [7]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Title shared

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References

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  2. Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme - Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias at Biblioteca del Congreso de Chile
  3. Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (1778-1842) on Memoria Chilena
  4. O’Higgins, libertador de Chile on El Historiador
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  6. "Chile national football team statistics and records: top scorers - Copa Bernardo O`Higgins". 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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